1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.c b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.c
index 5a244766db..745bc4c2ce 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.c
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtol.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*      $OpenBSD: strtol.c,v 1.7 2005/08/08 08:05:37 espie Exp $ */
+/*      $OpenBSD: strtol.c,v 1.8 2012/11/18 04:13:39 jsing Exp $ */
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
  * All rights reserved.
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ strtol(const char *nptr, char **endptr, int base)
         int neg, any, cutlim;
 
         /*
+         * Ensure that base is between 2 and 36 inclusive, or the special
+         * value of 0.
+         */
+        if (base != 0 && (base < 2 || base > 36)) {
+                if (endptr != 0)
+                        *endptr = nptr;
+                errno = EINVAL;
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        /*
          * Skip white space and pick up leading +/- sign if any.
          * If base is 0, allow 0x for hex and 0 for octal, else
          * assume decimal; if base is already 16, allow 0x.